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AISB opportunities Bulletin Item

TU WIEN - Professorship of Formal Foundations of Artificial Intelligence - Frist: 19.03.2014
Announcement of an open position at the Faculty of Informatics, Vienna
University of Technology, Austria Professorship of Formal Foundations of
Artificial Intelligence for a five year term. The Vienna University of
Technology is among the most successful technical universities in Europe,
and it is Austria's largest scientific-technical research and educational
institution. The Faculty of Informatics, one of the eight faculties at the
Vienna University of Technology, has an excellent reputation and plays an
active role in national and international research. The main areas of
research include Computational Intelligence, Computer Engineering,
Distributed and Parallel Systems, Media Informatics and Visual Computing
as well as Business Informatics. The Vienna University of Technology
intends to appoint a Professor of Formal Foundations of Artificial
Intelligence at the Faculty of Informatics for a 5 year term. The
applicant is required to have an outstanding academic record in the field
of Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning. In
particular it is expected that he/she has made substantial scientific
contributions to formal and logic-based approaches of artificial
intelligence with a particular focus on computational aspects (such as
complexity analysis, algorithm design and systems). Duties include
graduate and undergraduate teaching (in English or German) as well as
supervising graduates and PhD students working on their theses. The
professor is expected to contribute to the usual management tasks.
Applicants are expected to meet the following requirements: a PhD or
doctoral degree, postdoctoral experience at a university or other research
institution, an outstanding research and publication record. Experience in
university teaching as well as experience in raising funds and in managing
scientific research projects is highly appreciated. We offer excellent
working conditions in an attractive research environment in a city with an
exceptional quality of life. General information: For information about .
the Faculty of Informatics, go to: www.informatik.tuwien.ac.at . the
Vienna University of Technology, go to: www.tuwien.ac.at The Vienna
University of Technology is committed to increase female employment in
leading scientific positions. Female applicants are explicitly encouraged
to apply. Preference will be given when equally qualified. People with
special needs are equally encouraged to apply. Applications have to
include a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications, copies of the
applicant's five most important publications related to the position
together with an explanation of their relevance, as well as a brief
description of current research interests and research plans for the next
few years. The actual salary will be agreed between the successful
applicant and the university, commensurate with qualifications and
relevant experience. In accordance with the Austrian Collective Agreement
for University Staff full professors receive a minimum salary of currently
Eur 65769.20 per year. Applications should be sent to the Dean of the
Faculty of Informatics, Prof. Dr. Gerald Steinhardt, in digital form (a
single pdf file to: dekan@informatik.tuwien.ac.at). Application Deadline:
March 19, 2014